:/Sigh...
It was pretty obvious that he will be the next aspect.
Wrathion becoming the aspects is like giving a 5 year old the car keys and we all have known this forever.
Ebyssian may be wise but Wrathion did the most out of those three and he's the most intelligent.Hot blooded and arrogant too but he would make a fine aspect, Ebyssian would be a lame choice. He could be second in command though.
Ebyssian was the only logical choice anyway
Yoda : Told you I did. Reckless, is he. Now... matters are worse.Obi-Wan : That boy is our last hope.Yoda : No. There is another. There will be another that takes the place... I'd bet. Someone/thing that we haven't fully known about. Similar to how they introduced Calia Menethil as a wild card but then did little to flesh out her story in subsequent patches/expansions.
I mean... our options wereWrathion - A child who caused at least 2 wars, killing an undetermined number (at least tens of thousands), and participated in neither.Sabellian - A general who has been on another planet for ~30 or so years, but actually has the support of ACTUAL black dragons.Ebyssian - A who has spent 10,000 years as a spiritual guide for the Highmountain Tauren. I feel like there was only 2 options to even begin with. Sabellian and Ebyssian - Sabellian for leader of the black dragonflight, while Ebyssian to be the actual Aspect. Alternatively, Ebyssian for a more equitable and safer future for the black dragonflight. Sabellian for a future that would more than likely have a lot of conflict with the other inhabitants of Azeroth, not directly evil like daddy DW, but still disgruntled.
They all form into one mega black dragon. Sabysthion.
Why are people dissapointed? Sabellian lacks empathy and Wrathion lacks discipline. Ebyssian lacks neither and is the only real answer.
Wasn't there a post like this roughly a day ago tho? Lacking news, I get it, but kinda scraping the bottom of the barrel now.
I feel what may happen is a horde council sort of scenario, where they choose to lead as a trio, Wrathion being their Defacto leader, while Ebyssian inherits the title of Aspect and Advisor, Whereas Sabellian becomes the Military General. Ebyssian could inherit the mantle of Aspect until Wrathion or Sabellian are ready. I still Feel Wrathion is the most likely candidate to be Defacto Leader of the Flight though even if he doesn't inherit the aspect powers yet; They've been setting him up for the position for years, and this xpac has done Strides to show him quickly become more mature on top of his intellect, especially in Aberrus. While Ebyssian is the obvious choice due to his age and wisdom, he very much doesn't want the title of Aspect or Leadership, and going with the most obvious choice would be kinda boring. Sabellian in my eyes is the least likely, even a large portion of his own clutch don't want him as leader and see Wrathion as a more fitting choice. He did secure the future existence of the flight by curing them of their corruption, but other than that his only claim is that he was put in charge of the clutch on outland by an at the time already corrupt Neltharion
enough with the black dragons, continue the green storyline or something. its dragonflight not blackdragonflight.
Given how they have treated him compared to the other two, it's not too surprising. That said I personally find it quite lame overall due to how all three of the Black Dragons have been written throughout Dragonflight.Also, feels bad given Blizzard literally had a whole gameplay thing about backing Wrathion or Sabellian, only for Ebyssian to come in and take it.It not matching Ebyssian's model isn't surprising as he likely will be getting a new model (his model in 10.1 was encrypted for a time but not notably changed, perhaps they pushed it back or didn't finish in time).
it will be a council because Blizzard loves councils and they don't care about keeping any kind of lore rules if they feel the change is cool. Already mentioned that they love councils right? Hahaha
Although the nose ring in the icon doesn't really resemble Ebyssian's I can see how he would be the best fit for the black dragon aspect. That's the one I'm vouching for anyways.